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Recap: 8th Annual Richter Mandolin Camp with Don Julin
Howdy all! The eighth Richter Mandolin Camp with Don Julin was held July 7th through 10th in Bloomington Indiana. The campus a success. Even though we are still dealing with the tail end of the pandemic, we were able to have a relaxed and joyful camp. Don and I are looking forward to July 2022s […]
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2020 Richter Mandolin Camp featuring Don Julin 9/23-26, 2020
Since 2011 I have hosted a mandolin camp for those individuals interested in the blues and unorthodox approaches to mandolin. This week we are having the 7th Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us Featuring Don Julin from Wednesday 9/23 to Saturday 9/26. It’ll be a most excellent time that will include much mandolin […]
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2020 Jim Richter Mandolin Camp featuring Don Julin moved to September 23-26, 2020
It has been some year. After much deliberation with the Grant Street Inn, Don Julin, and past Richter Camp attendees, the 2020 Jim Richter Mandolin Camp featuring Don Julin has been moved to September 23-26, 2020. It will still be held at the Grant Street Inn in Bloomington, Indiana. In order to ensure a safe […]
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The 2020 Richter Mandolin Camp featuring Don Julin welcomes Kimble Mandolins, Grant Street Inn, and New Riff Distilling as sponsors
Anyone who knows me knows that I love Will Kimble. He’s an incredible soul, a great friend, and an incomparable builder of world-class mandolins. Since 2004, I’ve owned and played several of his mandolins–two-points, A’s, an F, and an octave. As he has done since the beginning, he puts the weight of Kimble Mandolins behind […]
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Richter Mandolin Camp for Rest of Us Featuring Don Julin Coming 2020
We are a couple weeks of formerly announcing and opening registration to the 2020 Jim Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us featuring Don Julin. This will be the 7th time this camp has been held. Focused on blues, rock, and other non-bluegrass styles, the camp equally interested in helping the non-professional player optimize […]
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Mandolin Camp North 2020 announced!
I am again privileged to teach at Mandolin Camp North in April 2020! This is an incredible camp a few miles outside of Boston with a long storied history. Currently led by Kelly Stockwell (who is doing an incredible job), this camp started by Michael Holmes covers a lot of mandolin territory from folk to […]
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6th Richter Mandolin Camp Logo: T-Shirts and Picks
The following is the designed used for this year’s camp T-Shirts and Picks. Picks will be available for sale shortly in this website’s storefront.
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6th Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us in 12 days
2019’s Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us featuring Don Julin is in 12 days. Still opportunities to attend! Read more: 2020 Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us (and Bourbon Tasting)
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Mandolin Camp North 2019 in the books!
I had a wonderful time teaching at Mandolin Camp North again this year. Kelly Stockwell and the Mandolin Camp North team put on an excellent camp. It’s the most fun I have had this year. Wonderful selection of teachers: Mike Compton, Barry Mitterhoff, Alan Bibey, moi, Don Stiernberg, Carl Jones, Sharon Gilchrist, David Bennedict, Joe K Walsh, […]
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New tab: Tico Tico
Freebie for everyone regardless of tab subscription status. My arrangement of Tico Tico. I’m no Mike Marshall or Jethro Burns. Just my little ole arrangement. Enjoy! Tico Tico (PDF): One of the great 20th century tunes covered by everyone from the Andrews Sisters to Jethro Burns. It is obviously Jethro’s version that we all know. My […]